Accession number
PML 76915.2
Creator
Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Published
[London] : [Ellis & White?], [1872?]
Credit line
Gift of John M. Crawford, Jr., 1975.
Notes
Trial printing of two leaves for an unpublished edition of William Morris's poem "Love is enough"; accompanied by loose impressions of wood engraved decorations, including a floriated capital "L" and an apple border by Morris, and a putti border after a design by Edward Burne-Jones.
Plans for an edition of Morris's poem with wood engaving after Burne-Jones and decorations by Morris himself began in 1871; "The enterprise advanced in 1872 to the point of having trial pages printed with woodcut decoration, but like the Earthly Paradise project was finally aborted." Cf. Needham.
Plans for an edition of Morris's poem with wood engaving after Burne-Jones and decorations by Morris himself began in 1871; "The enterprise advanced in 1872 to the point of having trial pages printed with woodcut decoration, but like the Earthly Paradise project was finally aborted." Cf. Needham.
Description
[4] pages (single folded sheet) : illustrations (wood engraving) ; 30 x 16 cm
Provenance
John M. Crawford, Jr. (Crawford 5).
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